Among Us has gained a surge in popularity as of late. And with the increasing popularity, the number of bugs surfacing in the game are also escalating. One of the most common instances of errors in Among Us is the ‘Game not found’ or ‘You are running an older version of the game’ error.
In case you’re finding yourself encounter those errors, don’t worry, you’re not the only one. After the recent Among Us update, a good number of players across the world are finding themselves unable to join a game, with the errors popping up whenever they try to.
To fix the ‘Game not found’ or ‘You are running an older version of the game’ error, the first thing you should try is actually updating the game. A surprisingly high number of people simply forget to update the game in case it doesn’t auto-update, which may trigger the error.
If your game is already up-to-date, a simple solution that works for most people is to change the beta version of the game. To do so, simply go to Steam> Manage > Betas and change the beta version. Let the download finish and then launch the game. You can also try changing the version to stable once you’ve tried this.
If everything else fails, perform a fresh reinstall of the game after uninstalling your current copy. This method is almost certain to fix your problem. But if it fails to do so, there’s a high possibility that the issue lies in the game servers, which are notorious for shutting down without prior warnings as a result of the heavy load.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, there’s no possible way for you to have not heard of Among Us, the newest trend in the world of video games. The murder-mystery party game gained immense traction this year after it was played by a group of popular streamers including Pewdiepie, Toast, Pokimane, and others.
From hitting the top of the Twitch charts to being livestreamed by a US Congresswoman herself, over the past few months, Among Us has managed to achieve what most other titles could only hope to achieve in decades.
Amid the peaking popularity of the game, the devs have continued providing their full support to the game. In case you’re unaware, they even canceled its sequel ‘Among Us 2’ to put in more work to the current version of the game.
In a recent announcement dated November 2nd, InnerSloth have revealed their plans for the future of Among Us, and it looks like they have some exciting stuff in mind.
For starters, the game will have an accounts’ system for players to be able to add each other or report cheaters. “We’re hoping to get accounts into the game by December,” the devs said. “This will allow players to report accounts that are toxic and/or hacking. They may be a bit barebones at first but things like friendslists will also come at a later date after launch.”
However, the most anticipated change is perhaps the upcoming Henry Stickmin themed map. While details of the map are still unknown, it’s set to be even bigger than Polus. “This map is currently looking bigger than Polus! The map will contain plenty of new tasks and will be available for free to all players!”
Besides the above-mentioned changes, the roadmap also reveals some localizations and translations arriving in the game along with more support for colorblind players in a future update.
AMONG US NEW UPDATE PATCH NOTES –
– Added Anonymous Voting option
All votes appear as grey
– Added Task Bar Modes
Always mode works like normal
Meeting mode only updates the bar during meetings
Invisible mode removes the task bar entirely
– MIRA: Comms sabotage clears the security logs
-Added symbols to fix wires task
-Added cosmetics to meeting screen
-Various bug fixes
WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS PLANNED, BUT NO REAL OFFICIAL ROADMAP. WE PLAY THINGS PRETTY LOOSE SO WE CAN TACKLE WHAT WE THINK THE GAME NEEDS MOST. WE ALSO DON’T WANT TO PROMISE ANYTHING AND THEN NOT PROVIDE IT SO IT’S A SCARY THING TO SHARE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE BIG THINGS WE ARE PLANNING
Innersloth
-Accounts. We’re hoping to get accounts into the game by December. This will allow players to report accounts that are toxic and/or hacking. They may be a bit barebones at first but things like friendslists will also come at a later date after launch.
-New Map. We’re hard at work on a new map (It’s Henry Stickmin themed!). This map is currently looking bigger than Polus! The map will contain plenty of new tasks and will be available for free to all players!
-Translations/Localization. The game is currently only translated into a few languages (and some of those translations are a bit rough). We’re planning on getting professional translations into multiple languages (More than we currently have, not ready to share quite which languages yet). To all the people offering to translate, thanks for reaching out, but we’ve got it under control!
-Colorblind support. This patch contains a first pass on colorblind support. We’ll continue monitoring it to see how it performs.
MIND YOU THIS ISN’T THE FULL EXTENT OF OUR PLANS. WE’VE GOT LOTS OF THINGS WE’RE PLANNING THAT WE’RE NOT QUITE READY TO SHARE YET! THANKS FOR STICKING WITH US AND ENJOYING THE GAME! WE’RE GOING THROUGH SOME GROWING PAINS RIGHT NOW, BUT I AM VERY EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF AMONG US!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, there’s no possible way for you to have not heard of Among Us, the newest trend in the world of video games. The murder-mystery party game gained immense traction this year after it was played by a group of popular streamers including Pewdiepie, Toast, Pokimane, and others.
From hitting the top of the Twitch charts to being livestreamed by a US Congresswoman herself, over the past few months, Among Us has managed to achieve what most other titles could only hope to achieve in decades.
Amid the peaking popularity of the game, the devs have continued providing their full support to the game. In case you’re unaware, they even canceled its sequel ‘Among Us 2’ to put in more work to the current version of the game.
In a recent announcement dated November 2nd, InnerSloth have revealed their plans for the future of Among Us, and it looks like they have some exciting stuff in mind.
For starters, the game will have an accounts’ system for players to be able to add each other or report cheaters. “We’re hoping to get accounts into the game by December,” the devs said. “This will allow players to report accounts that are toxic and/or hacking. They may be a bit barebones at first but things like friendslists will also come at a later date after launch.”
However, the most anticipated change is perhaps the upcoming Henry Stickmin themed map. While details of the map are still unknown, it’s set to be even bigger than Polus. “This map is currently looking bigger than Polus! The map will contain plenty of new tasks and will be available for free to all players!”
Besides the above-mentioned changes, the roadmap also reveals some localizations and translations arriving in the game along with more support for colorblind players in a future update.
Among Us New Update Patch Notes –
– Added Anonymous Voting option
All votes appear as grey
– Added Task Bar Modes
Always mode works like normal
Meeting mode only updates the bar during meetings
Invisible mode removes the task bar entirely
– MIRA: Comms sabotage clears the security logs
-Added symbols to fix wires task
-Added cosmetics to meeting screen
-Various bug fixes
We have lots of things planned, but no real official roadmap. We play things pretty loose so we can tackle what we think the game needs most. We also don’t want to promise anything and then not provide it so it’s a scary thing to share. Here are some of the big things we are planning
Innersloth
-Accounts. We’re hoping to get accounts into the game by December. This will allow players to report accounts that are toxic and/or hacking. They may be a bit barebones at first but things like friendslists will also come at a later date after launch.
-New Map. We’re hard at work on a new map (It’s Henry Stickmin themed!). This map is currently looking bigger than Polus! The map will contain plenty of new tasks and will be available for free to all players!
-Translations/Localization. The game is currently only translated into a few languages (and some of those translations are a bit rough). We’re planning on getting professional translations into multiple languages (More than we currently have, not ready to share quite which languages yet). To all the people offering to translate, thanks for reaching out, but we’ve got it under control!
-Colorblind support. This patch contains a first pass on colorblind support. We’ll continue monitoring it to see how it performs.
Mind you this isn’t the full extent of our plans. We’ve got lots of things we’re planning that we’re not quite ready to share yet! Thanks for sticking with us and enjoying the game! We’re going through some growing pains right now, but I am very excited for the future of Among Us!
Korean Esports organization, T1, just announced partnership with pop band BTS, on their Twitter. Just as it was announced, Twitter the hashtag #T1xRUNBTS started trending, the organization revealed the association in a short teaser that closes with a glitch into a T1 RUN BTS.
Associations between Kpop and esports have been increasingly lately, particularly in the League of Legends scene with Riot Games’ K/DA gathering, delivering their first single POP/STARS in 2018, and delivering a whole collection this year.
This imprints one more large organization among kpop and esports, with BLACKPINK collaborating with PUBG Mobile prior this Fall, and BTS dispatching their own personal versatile game also, which is just around the corner. Mainstream EXO part, Sehun, bought a piece of LCK group, SeolHaeOne Prince, prior this year, as well.
This isn’t even the first run through BTS and T1 have been referenced together this year either, with Korea offering another law that would permit VIP individuals, similar to those in BTS, or unbelievable esports stars, similar to Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, to postpone their compulsory military obligation.
Riding on dominating performances, Moinuddin Amdani sealed a spot in PES 2021 in the Finals of 12th Esports World Championship and gave India a winning start at the regional qualifiers.
Competing online in the South Asia region, an experienced Amdani started off with thrashing 4-0 and 10-1 victory against Sri Lanka in the best-of-three league match while he went onto register 4-0 and 2-0 win over Nepal in the second game to set-up the final against Sri Lanka.
Extending his unbeaten run, the Mumbai-boy Amdani was even more dominant in the best-of-five final Where he notched-up a convincing 3-0, 7-0 and 2-0 win to secure a spot in the Esports World Championship Finals which is scheduled to take place in Eliat, Israel.
Photo from ESPN.
“I’m very excited for the Finals. Despite some initial internet hiccups, I was able to focus on my strategy of defending deep and outscoring my opponents on counter attack which gave me success,”an elated Amdani said after the regional qualifiers.
After Amdani’s sensational show in PES 2021, Tekken7 player Abhinav Tejan (on November 6) and Omkar Urunkar-led Indian DOTA Team will fight for the place in World Championship Finals on November 18 in their respective category. Five-member Team comprising Urunkar, Khaja Hussain, Amit Malwal, Omkar Gharat and Akshay Dhodi will compete in DOTA 2.
Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing World Championship is being played with a mix of online and offline competitions. The winners of online Regional Qualifiers from each of the regions will proceed to the World Championship Finals which is an offline tournament as per schedule event for now.
ESFI partners Alcis Sports and Artsmith.in continue its support as the performance wear partner and communication partner respectively for the prestigious World Championships.
The Australian agent Skye has finally re-entered the world of Valorant. After being initially introduced a few days ago through patch 1.11, the agent was rolled back along with the entire patch due to some technical difficulties which Riot fixed over the duration that the patch was out.
Players in-game can purchase the agent right now by unlocking her level 5 contract in exchange for 1000 Valorant Points, which is about $10 USD in real money. You can also grind your way up her contract, but that would take a significant amount of time.
Now that Skye is finally here, let’s take a look at the skillset she packs.
VALORANT SKYE ABILITIES –
TRAILBLAZER – Q
EQUIP a Tasmanian tiger trinket. FIRE to send out and take control of the predator. While in control, FIRE to leap forward, exploding in a concussive blast and damaging directly hit enemies.
GUIDING LIGHT – E
EQUIP a hawk trinket. FIRE to send it forward. HOLD FIRE to guide the hawk in the direction of your crosshair. RE-USE while the hawk is in flight to transform it into a flash that plays a hit confirm if an enemy was within range and line of sight.
REGROWTH
Channel to heal allies in a certain radius.
ULTIMATE ABILITY: SEEKERS
EQUIP a Seeker trinket. FIRE to send out three Seekers to track down the three closest enemies. If a Seeker reaches its target, it near sights them.
This skillset is certain to make Skye a favorite among Valorant players in pubs and the professional scene alike. Her utility, combined with the AoE heal and the amazing ultimate can allow her team to take down sites and chokepoints at ease.
Alongside the release of Skye, the new map Icebox will also be available to play in competitive mode.
Indian Government nailed the future of PUBG Mobile in India by invoking a sudden yet expected ban. The news of PUBG ban in India spread like a wildfire among communities. PUBG Mobile is a rather, famous game in India, not just among gamers, but influencers too have tried their luck and succeeded.
PUBG Mobile and several other Chinese originated apps have been under the scanner of the Indian Government on account of accusations of data mining and spying on its users. Thus, Indian government had earlier released a list of banned applications which included TikTok.
Why PUBG Mobile Was Banned In India?
INDO-CHINA RELATIONS
On the cover image of this article, you’ll spot Dr. S. Jaishankar, who’s the Union Minister of External Affairs, in-charge of keeping the diplomatic dialogue with the Chinese counterpart. The MoEA had strongly warned China of actions and consequences in case they didn’t pay heed to the growing tensions between the two nuclear-powered Asian countries.
Close to 750 million people play PUBG Mobile across the globe, where the number is close to 170+ million in India alone. The South Korean game garnered attention soon after it signed a right-use deal with China’s tech giant Tencent to publish a Mobile port of the game.
PUBG Mobile has stayed into the crosshairs of the Indian government authorities for quite sometime now. It all started when the Chinese Military breached bilateral border protocols back in the month of May. The Ministry of External Affairs in India did serve notices and communications to the Chinese counterpart on their violation, but it didn’t sought resolution.
The controversy got stirred up after Chinese Military put up another adventurism along the Indian state of Ladakh, which shares border in Pangong Tso Lake. The Indian government led a strong diplomatic response to the provocation, which the Chinese government refused to acknowledge. Thus, a few hours ago, the government announced that it was invoking Section 69A of Information & Technology Act to protect the ‘sovereignty and Integrity of India’ and is banning several Chinese applications which included, PUBG.
Who Owns PUBG Mobile –
Despite the game being originally developed by BlueHole Corporation of South Korea, the Mobile port of PUBG is developed and published by the Chinese company Tencent Games. Which makes the ownership of the game into the hands of the Chinese organization. Not just this, the game has previously been under scanner multiple times on account of security breaches and tracking the location of its users.
PUBG Mobile might be among India’s fastest growing gaming title, but the government is in no mood to look at the other side when it comes to national security. Not just India, United States too, have on several occasions called out for PUBG Mobile’s tracking of its users ‘unauthorized.’
United States president Donald Trump have earlier put on a strategic ban on Tencent Holdings, which, directly operates PUBG Mobile. Although, no certainty to ban PUBG Mobile was ever made public.
NOT THE FIRST BAN IN INDIA
This is not the first time PUBG has been banned in India. Previously, categorical bans were issued by multiple state governments which charged the game for promoting extremely violent activities.
OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH ARE HOVERING RESTRICTIONS ON PUBG MOBILE
Multiple countries including China themselves (yes!) have banned PUBG Mobile or parts of it. The reasons of the ban could vary depending upon the issues the countries are dealing with somehow the administrations are finding solace in banning the famous mobile game.
Before India, Pakistan resorted to ban the Mobile shooter for promoting violence and being addictive in nature, but later lifted the ban.
Countries That which banned PUBG:
India
Pakistan
China
Jordan
Iraq
Nepal
Most of the countries quickly lifted the ban after PUBG Corporation & Tencent did the necessary adjustments to the game.
Moreover, not many would know that the country where PUBG Mobile was originated, China, had also banned the game due to the nature of violence and graphic in the game. Tencent & BlueHole Corp., later updated the game with new color function for the bloodshed to fit the audience and the administration’s policies.
IMPACT OF PUBG MOBILE BAN IN INDIA:
The entire player base in the country was caught off-guard due to this ban and it halted the rising mobile esports industry in India. PUBG Mobile pros were confused due to this ban and were forced to give up their invitational slots of PUBG Mobile Pro League: South Asia Fall Split.
The PUBG Mobile content creators were instantly having divided stances on this decision. Some demanded for the reversal of this imposition and some conveyed about their changing future plans. Famous names like Scout and Mortal were among the very first to address their fans where both of them urged their viewers to keep calm and announced their future plans in a short stream.
IMPACT OF BAN ON TENCENT HOLDINGS:
Tencent faced a severe impact of this ban as their share value dropped drastically after the ban was announced. According to Reuters, “Shares of Chinese gaming and social media powerhouse Tencent fell more than 2% on Thursday after India banned 118 mobile apps, including the firm’s popular videogame PUBG.
This reportedly led Tencent to lose over $14 billion. The Chinese conglomerate faced a heavy financial backlash due to India’s decision to ban this game.
PUBG CORPORATION’S REACTION TO THIS BAN:
One week after the ban was stated, PUBG Corporation issued a statement where they made some major changes that could be seen as the first step towards lifting this ban. PUBG Corp. severed their ties with Tencent Holdings and assumed complete control over publishing and distribution rights of PUBG Mobile in India.
They also gave assurances that pointed towards localized content and tournaments for the region. This can be compared to Game for Peace; the Chinese variant of PUBG Mobile; or PUBG Mobile Korea, which has its own local variant separated from the global version. This meant that India could get their own separate game with PUBG Corporation as the publishers.
JIO AND PUBG PARTNERSHIP
Soon after PUBG Corporation announced about their plans for India, rumors started flying around and various news surfaced on the internet. The major news came within a week where reports suggested that PUBG Corporation were in talks with Indian telecommunication titan Jio for discussing a potential partnership. The distribution and publishing rights were on the table for this partnership but later, these rumors faded away and no further reports were published talking about the developments of this arrangement.
MOVES BY INDIAN ESPORTS ORGANISATIONS:
Megastars was the first Indian organization to drop their PUBG Mobile and several other teams followed the suit. Other prominent organizations in India are still waiting on their decision about the future of their PUBG Mobile rosters in India. Indian organizations named Stalwart Esports and FutureStation Gaming decided to shift their base from India to other South Asian regions to be able to compete in PMPL: South Asia Fall Split.
“PUBG MOBILE BAN IN INDIA IS GOING TO BE PERMANENT”
A major news was released by InsideSport where their sources had revealed that “MeitY is in no hurry to revoke the ban on PUBG or any other banned Chinese app.” It also stated that this “mere announcement” from PUBG Corporation to severe its ties with Tencent Games in India is not enough for the ban to be revoked. The entire statement read:
THERE IS NO DISCUSSION WITHIN THE MINISTRY OFFICIALS TO REVOKE THE BAN ON ANY OF THE APPS LISTED IN THE BAN LIST. WE WILL STAY AWAY FROM MAKING ANY COMMENT ON ANY SPECIFIC COMPANY OR APP
Ministry Source
PUBG CORP. MERGER WITH KRAFTON
PUBG Corporation recently announced a merger with Krafton Inc. This merger took the entirety of PUBG Corp. under the umbrella of Krafton alongside all the distribution and development operations of the company’s famous battle-royale title PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds. This is not linked to PUBG Mobile ban or unban in India but can change a few things in the future. As mentioned above, PUBG Corp assumed full control over PUBG Mobile IP in India and now as the company itself has merged with Krafton; its parent company; there may be few changes that can take place with the PUBG Mobile publishing rights in India.
TENCENT SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS IN INDIA:
This was the final nail in the coffin for the PUBG Mobile story in India. Tencent finally shuts down their operations in the country which rendered PUBG Mobile inaccessible in the country. Despite the ban, most of the casual players were still enjoying the game with various third-party stores but with this announcement, PUBG Mobile servers in India have been shut down and hence, the PUBG Mobile chapter in India is entirely closed for now.
This was the entire story of PUBG Mobile ban and its developments in the past two months. It is clear that all this information pointed in various directions and one count not easily predict if PUBG Mobile could come back in the country or not. The last piece of news is a solid lead to predict the future of PUBG Mobile in India.
Tencent has closed its operations in the country and this could lead to only two big possibilities for the future. Either the game can return in India with PUBG Corp (now Krafton) as the publishers or the PUBG Mobile book has been permanently closed for India. The final verdict is right around the corner and players can expect hear an ending to this story very soon.
Bangalore based Mobile Gaming Startup Mech Mocha founded by Arpita Kapoor and Mohit Rangaraju has been acquired by Flipkart for an undisclosed amount to strengthen their gaming strategy.
Mech Mocha runs India’s first live social gaming platform, namely Hello Play; backed by the support of renowned venture capitalists in Accel Partners, Shunwei Capital, and Blume Ventures. The acquisition of their IP means Mech Mocha’s gaming team will also join the Wallmart owned e-commerce website as the company intends to take their GameZone to new heights.
Super thrilled to announce our acquisition by Flipkart. Look forward to continuing to build entertainment experiences for Bharat at scale @HelloPlay_ https://t.co/LDHLpSQUkapic.twitter.com/fn9lMk6nGn
Arpita Kapoor, Co-Founder & CEO, Mech Mocha, said, “With Vocal for Local being the focus for digital apps across the nation, this strategic backing of Flipkart provides us an opportunity to be part of a larger ecosystem that helps us create unique social gaming experiences for Indian users.
We look forward to being a part of the Flipkart ecosystem and leveraging the Flipkart Cloud Platform, Super Coins, Reward store and Flipkart Ads platform to strengthen the platform for our users.”
From having @Flipkart as our seed investor along with Blume to now joining hands to build entertainment at scale for India – it's been a quite a full circle. Feeling immense gratitude towards all @MechMocha team members, investors, advisors and partners. https://t.co/77bhfReGKN
Prakash Sikaria, Vice-President, Flipkart, said, “At Flipkart, we are focused on providing consumers with an opportunity to access great products and content while giving them an engaging experience. We see many first-time e-commerce users come online through formats such as video and games, as they build familiarity with the medium.”
Flipkart has identified the growth of mobile games in India in recent times and has taken this route to build a strong connection with their customers as well as to bring friends and family together through the wide array of classic Indian games such as Ludo and Carrom that Mech Mocha offers.
Fortnite servers are down worldwide, and Epic has confirmed that this outage will be followed by the implementation of a new Fortnite patch.
The patch notes for Fortnite patch 14.50 have been revealed by Epic Games. While the update is set to arrive on November 3rd at 9 am GMT, fans can take a sneak peek at the change logs right now.
Fortnite Patch 14.50
Fortnite 14.50 Patch Notes
The prime attraction of the upcoming patch is the ‘Iron Man’s Jetpack’, the sound files of which were recently found by dataminers. Fans are suspecting that the jetpack might be making its entrance to the game today.
The patch is also set to bring cross-platform multiplayer support for the battle royale, faster loading times, and 4K support.
Here are the detailed patch notes of 14.50
General
Burn Basher animation issue.
We’re aware of an issue with the harvesting animation of the Burn Basher Pickaxe and have disabled it in competitive playlists. We’ll be adjusting this in a future update.
Battle Royale
Gas Cans temporarily disabled.
Due to an issue, Gas Cans have been temporarily disabled in all game modes.
Cozy Chomps and Ravage Outfits appearing as Ramirez.
We’re investigating an issue that is causing the Cozy Chomps and Ravage Outfits to display as Ramirez while in the Lobby and in a match.
THWIP! Legacy not being awarded.
The THWIP! Legacy isn’t awarded after meeting its requirement (immediately eliminate an opponent after pulling them with a Harpoon Gun during Season 4).
Creative
Party matchmaking disabled in v14.50.
Creative Matchmaking Note: In patch 14.50, we have disabled the ability for parties to matchmake in Creative due to a crash.
Baller Movement is unnatural after exiting.
After exiting The Baller, the vehicle may continue to move unnaturally and can jitter.
There is no “Back to Hub” option in Creative Play server.
There is a “Back to Hub” option in a Create server but NOT a Play server. The back to hub rift in an island does not work either.
Team Size setting does not properly function when Join In Progress is set to Join Next Round.
Team Size does not properly limit the number of players when join in progress is set to Join Next Round.
Mobile
Nintendo Switch audio may be delayed or dropped out.
We’re investigating an issue that is causing audio to be delayed or dropped out for players on Nintendo Switch.
Fortnite is giving away the OG Pickaxe before its worldwide launch in Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. The game will be available in both of the next-gen consoles right off the bat as their distribution starts next week. Continue reading to get your Pickaxe.
The pickaxe goes way back to the fledgling days of the game; hailing from Chapter 1 of Fortnite, it can be said that the pickaxe is a nostalgic item. It is up for grabs starting from November 4th till the 15th January of 2021.
How to get Fortnite Throwback Pickaxe
Players can grab the pickaxe by logging in anytime between 4th November and 15th January 2021. For PlayStation, the axe will be available in the PS Store for no add-ons whatsoever.
The integration of Fortnite into next-generation consoles will bring an improvement to the overall experience of the game. The most eye-catching feature being able to play Fortnite in 4K 60Fps on the PS5. Other nifty upgrades like haptic feedback and faster loading speed are gettings fans excited.
The transition is expected to be seamless as EPIC has promised the progress will be carried over just by logging into EPIC or PSN account and Microsoft Xbox Liv account for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S respectively.
